Yankees offense needs to be more than Aaron Judge, Juan Soto
Luis Severino is currently the Mets’ best starting pitcher and starting scout. When a former Yankees teammate recently teased him in a group chat about not starting in the Subway Series, he fired back with a body blow that he made public last week: “I’m not scared. Right now, there are only two good hitters, […]
Yankees’ Michael Tonkin comes up short vs. ex-Mets teammates
Whether it was Mets pitchers for or against, Michael Tonkin hasn’t had much luck this season. The right-handed relief pitcher had a disastrous start to the season in a Mets uniform, but his return in pinstripes was upended by a 3-2 loss to the Yankees in a game against the same Mets on Tuesday night […]
Aaron Boone’s heavy righty-hitting lineup flops in Yankees’ loss
The Yankees have been trying to find the right combination to hit on either side of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge. On Tuesday, that responsibility fell to a pair of seldom-used right-handers, Jamai Jones and J.D. Davis, with disastrous results. The Yankees were set to face Mets left-hander Jose Quintana, and manager Aaron Boone used […]
Yankees’ Marcus Stroman speaks out following fatal shooting of Sonya Massey: ‘Sad society we’re living in’
New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman is the latest athlete to condemn the killing of Sonia Massey, an unarmed Black woman who was shot and killed by an Illinois police officer earlier this month. “You will be quiet about this… but yell your hatred when your team loses a game,” Stroman wrote on X […]
Mets lineup much deeper than Yankees heading into stretch run
With former batting leader Jeff McNeil now in top form after previously struggling, the Mets have a chance to field one of the deepest lineups in baseball, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza can write in a bona fide threat at any spot in the lineup, from No. 1 through No. 9, at least on the […]
Mets ride Jeff McNeil homer to win over Yankees in Subway Series opener
Two teams that have been moving in different directions recently played out exactly as scripted on Tuesday night. In a tense Subway Series battle that hinged on the bullpen, Jeff McNeil’s two-run homer in the sixth inning off former Mets player Michael Tonkin was the deciding factor in a 3-2 Mets-Yankees victory in the Bronx. […]
Yankees executive’s son speaks out on mother’s sudden death: ‘We miss her’
Last weekend, Rachel Minaya, the wife of New York Yankees executive Omar, died suddenly at her New Jersey home. The news was reported and eventually announced Monday before the Yankees’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and the team held a moment of silence. Omar and Rachel have two sons, Teddy and Justin, with Teddy […]
Jasson Dominguez ‘very close’ to Yankees injury return
The object in the rearview mirror, closer than it appears, is Jasson Dominguez. Less than five weeks after the Yankees announced that a “significant” oblique injury means the outfielder could be “up to eight weeks” ready to play again, Dominguez was sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where manager Aaron Boone said he could return “as soon […]
Aaron Judge won’t reveal if he has Yankees trade deadline input
Aaron Judge’s impact is as big as his bat. The man with a market capitalization of $360 million owns the Yankees’ clubhouse in the Bronx and literally had a hand in building the clubhouse at their spring facility in Tampa, advising Hal Steinbrenner on the renovations. Judge had a say in everything from kit choice […]
Carlos Rodon leaned on his fastball to regain his Yankees groove
Carlos Rodon finally looked like he was pitching the way the Yankees hoped. Rodon found his rhythm and avoided the usual first-inning jitters, pitching the seventh inning of the Yankees’ game against the Rays on Monday afternoon, the left-hander’s first good outing in more than a month and splitting his fourth straight game. The Yankees […]